The Different quotation types
There are many different quotation marks, such as: , or " or ».
Here is a simple list with the corresponding entity names (").
There are double uses for some quotation marks
Default Quotation mark
" Default quotation mark "
"
quot = "Quotation mark"
Superscript double quotation mark
“ Superscript double quotation mark ”
“ and ”
ldquo = left double quotation mark
rdquo = right double quotation mark
Subscript double quotation mark
„ Subscript double quotation mark ”
“ and „
ldquo = left double quotation mark
bdquo = bottom double quotation mark
Superscript single quotation mark
‘Superscript single quotation mark’
‘ und ’
lsquo = left single quotation mark
rsquo = right single quotation mark
Double angles around the text.
« Double angles ("arrows") around the text. »
« und »
laquo = left angle quotation mark
raquo = right angle quotation mark
Single angles around the text
‹ Single angles ("arrows") around the text ›
‹ und ›
lsaquo = left single angle quotation mark
rsaquo = right single angle quotation mark
Single quotes
‚ Single quotes ‘
‚ und ‘
sbquo = single bottom quotation mark
lsquo = left single quotation mark